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Row over whether schools banding will be scrapped

The Welsh Government has insisted that the controversial system of banding secondary schools is "here to stay", after the Western Mail reported that it was to be replaced with a "tough new ranking system."

Row over whether school 'banding' will be scrapped

The Welsh Government has insisted that the controversial system of banding secondary schools is "here to stay", after the Western Mail reported that it was to be replaced with a "tough new ranking system."

Banding - where schools are ranked in five bands, based on GCSE results, performance in specific subjects, attendance and the achievements of pupils of poorer backgrounds - was introduced in 2011, and three sets of tables have been published so far.